Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation

Smithsonian-Mason Semester for Conservation Studies creates an undergraduate curricula that covers conservation biology within the social, economic, and political context with emphasis on problem solving, critical thinking and hands-on learning.
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National Park Service Resource Management Specialist Ken Ferrabe (R) shows a turtle he tracks with a radio transmitter as he speaks to students of the Smithsonian-Mason Semester for Conservation Studies program participating in an urban wildlife conservation field trip to Rock Creek Park in Washington DC. Photo by Alexis Glenn/Creative Services/George Mason University